Young Africans S.C.

**Young Africans**
	The Young Africans Football Club Crest
Full name	Young Africans Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Yanga
Founded	11 February 1935
Stadium	National Stadium; Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Capacity	60,000 and 23,000
Chairman	Clement Sanga
Head Coach	Zahera Mwinyi
League	Tanzanian Premier League
2016-17	1st
Home colours	Away colours

Young Africans Sports Club, also known as Yanga, is a Tanzanian football club based in Twiga Street, Jangwani, Dar es Salaam. The club's home games are played at the National Stadium. It is one of the two biggest football clubs in Tanzanian football

Subsequent to its establishment in 1935, its members squabbled over their team's poor performance and results. The club had an even poorer and unsatisfactory performance in 1936 that caused some of the members to split and form another team. The proponents of breaking away were Arabs who saw fit to cause conflict among the club members that led to a split. They succeeded and together with dissidents, formed a club known as Queens F.C. The name was later changed to Sunderland and then to Simba S.C. which is the club's current name.

The two teams, Young Africans S.C. (Yanga) and Simba S.C. have been rivals ever since. The teams make up one of the most entertaining, eye-catching and talked about derbies in Africa. Young Africans has won more derby matches than Simba.

The team's colours are yellow, green and black. Yanga has won more Tanzanian Premier League titles (27 titles) than any other Tanzanian football club.

Young Africans S.C. is the most successful Tanzanian football club in terms of trophies, with 27 premier league titles as of 2017. The club has also secured several other international trophies as CECAFA cup.

In February 1974 Young Africans played a friendly match in Espírito Santo, Brazil country football, the stadium Engineer Alencar Araripe against Sports Railway losing 3–0.

Shabani Nonda is the most notable player to play for the club. He had a stint with Yanga in the middle of the 1990s before heading to Vaal Professionals based in South Africa. Other prominent players who have played for Yanga are Elias Michael (goalkeeper), Maulid Dilunga, Sunday Manara "Computer" and Kassim Manara.

Crest

The Old crest
The Present crest

Achievements

Young Africans S.C headquarters located on Twiga street, Jangwani, Dar es Salaam

Tanzania Mainland Premier League: 27

1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Tanzanian Cup: 4

1975, 1994, 1999, 2015–16

CECAFA Club Cup/Kagame Interclub Cup: 5

1975, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2012

1976, 1986, 1992, Runner up CECAFA Club cup

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 11 appearances

1997 – Preliminary Round

1998 – Group Stage

2001 – Second Round

2006 – Preliminary Round

2007 – Second Round

2009 – First Round

2010 – Preliminary Round

2012 – Preliminary Round

2014 – First Round

2016 – Second Round

2017 –

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 11 appearances

1969 – Quarter-finals

1970 – Quarter-finals

1971 – withdrew in Second Round

1972 – First Round

1973 – First Round

1975 – Second Round

1982 – Second Round

1984 – First Round

1988 – First Round

1992 – First Round

1996 – Preliminary Round

CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances

2007 – Intermediate Round

2008 – First Round

2011 – Preliminary Round

2016 – Group Stage

CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1994 – First Round

1999 – First Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1995 – Quarter-finals

2000 – First Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ramadhan Kabwili
2	DF	Gadiel Michael Mbaga
3	MF	Pius Buswita
4	MF	Said Musa
5	DF	Kelvin Yondan "Cotton" Patrick
6	DF	Abdallah Shaibu "Ninja"
8	MF	Maka Edward
10	FW	Ibrahim Ajibu
12	DF	Juma Abdul Mnyamani
13	MF	Thabani Kamusoko
15	DF	Pato Ngonyani
16	FW	Emmanuel Martin
16	FW	Héritier Makambo
17	FW	Amissi Tambwe
18	GK	Beno Kakolanya
19	MF	Geofrey Mwashiuya
20	DF	Haji Mwinyi
21	MF	Juma Mahadhi
22	MF	Said Juma "Makapu"
n/a	MF	Deus Kaseke
n/a	MF	Mrisho Khalfan Ngassa
24	MF	Papy Tshishimbi Kabamba
25	DF	Hassan Ramadhan "Kessy"
26	FW	Yusuph Mhilu
28	DF	Andrew Vicent "Dante"
30	GK	Klaus Nkinzi Kindoki

Foreigners

In the Tanzania VPL, only Seven non-Tanzanian nationals can be registered.

Amissi Tambwe
Klaus Nkinzi Kindoki
Heritier Makambo
Thaban Kamusoko
Papy Kabamba Tshishimbi

Younger Africans

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
33	DF	Amos Abel
34	DF	Bennito Michael
35	DF	Issa Ngao

No.	Position	Player
36	MF	Shaban Shabanl
40	FW	Hamis Issa
44	MF	Mwinyi Ndimbo

Technical bench

Coach: Zahera Mwinyi
Assistant Coach: Shadrack Nsajigwa "Fuso"
Goalkeeper Coach: Juma Pondamali
Doctor: Dr Edward Bavu
Team Manager: Nadir Haroub "Canavaro"
Physiotherapist: Jacob Onyango
Kit Manager: Mahmod Omar

Club leadership

Acting Chairman: Abbas Tarimba
Vice Chairman: none
General Secretary:
Club Information Officer: Dismas Ten
Director of Finance & Administration: Club Accountant Officer: Justina Ernest
Secretary:

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